# N3CD: Smith AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 1998-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608)
- Serial number: 61P0353108
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 1, 1992
- Last registry action: May 20, 1998
- Mode S code: A31AD6
- Owner when cancelled: [C G Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20G%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Dix Hills, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Dix%20Hills)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8143° N, 73.3623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11746, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3CD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3CD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3CD-1998-09-12

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Smith AEROSTAR 601P: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD97FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA039), Jan 3, 1997: Aerostar 601P (N3CD), Chesapeake, VA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain proper altitude/clearance above the ground after takeoff. A related factor was the pilot's self-induced pressure to depart before the arrival of bad weather.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19970103000089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970103000089A), Jan 3, 1997: Piper PA60601P (N3CD), Chesapeake, VA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Aircraft banked left and crashed in heavily wooded area shortly after takeoff.

## Other aircraft with N3CD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3CD): Cirrus Design SF50, S/N 0627, built 2025
- [Cancelled 1977-03-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3CD-1977-03-31): Cessna R172E, S/N R1720100. Owner: [Clayton County Civil Defense](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAYTON%20COUNTY%20CIVIL%20DEFENSE)

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